Virginia Residential Rent Increase Notice

Virginia Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form after checking the tenancy, lease, current Virginia law, and any housing-program or property-specific rent restrictions. Virginia's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act supersedes local ordinances concerning residential leasing; do not assume a municipal rent-control cap applies.

Virginia Rent-Increase and Timing Module

For a holdover or month-to-month tenancy continuing after termination with the landlord's agreement and no new rental agreement, § 55.1-1253(D) permits rent stated in a written notice, but the new amount cannot take effect until the next rent due date coming 30 days after notice. For a renewal option or automatic renewal, § 55.1-1204(K) requires a landlord who owns more than four Virginia rental units, or more than a 10% interest in more than four units, to give written notice of a rent increase for the next term at least 60 days before the current term ends. That subsection excludes a periodic tenancy created under § 55.1-1253(C). The code's 90-day renewal-notice version takes effect July 1, 2027. Separate termination rules appear in § 55.1-1253(A)–(B).

• Holdover/month-to-month coverage under § 55.1-1253(D) confirmed: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• If that subsection applies, new rent starts no earlier than the next rent due date coming 30 days after notice: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Renewal-option/automatic-renewal notice under § 55.1-1204(K) checked: ☐ 60 days before term end ☐ Not applicable

• Lease notice period and any separate 60-day multifamily nonrenewal rule checked: ☐ Yes

• Fair-housing review confirms the increase is not based on a protected characteristic: ☐ Yes

• Applicable housing-program limits, emergency orders, and deed restrictions checked: ☐ Yes
• Longer notice required by another law, agreement, or program: ☐ No ☐ Yes — [____] days

1. Property, Parties, and Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Housing provider/agent: [________________________________]
• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Tenancy: ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____] ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Week-to-week ☐ Other: [________]
• Lease section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• Rent is normally due on day [____] of each month.

2. Increase Calculation and Effective Date

Calculation: (proposed amount − current amount) ÷ current amount × 100 = [____]%.

3. Notice to Tenant

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [TENANT NAME(S)]
At: [PROPERTY ADDRESS AND UNIT]

This is written notice that, beginning [EFFECTIVE DATE], the monthly rent and any disclosed recurring housing charges for the premises will change:

• Current monthly amount: $[________]
• New monthly amount: $[________]
• Change: $[________] ([____]%)

The new amount is due on the regular rent-payment date and must be paid by the method stated in the rental agreement, unless the parties sign a different lawful agreement. All other terms remain unchanged except as expressly stated here:

[____________________________________________________________]

Legal/lease basis and applicable notice period:

[____________________________________________________________]

This notice does not waive any tenant right or housing-provider duty under controlling law or an applicable housing program.

Housing provider/authorized agent: [________________________________]

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Service and Proof

Permitted service method verified under current controlling law: ☐ Yes

• Method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail ☐ Posting plus mailing ☐ Other lawful method: [________]
• Person/address served: [________________________________]
• Date/time served or mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Mailing extension or actual-receipt rule included in effective-date calculation: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Tracking/certificate/witness: [________________________________]

I declare that the information above accurately records service of this notice.

Server name/signature/date: [________________________________]

5. File Record

• Signed lease and amendments retained: ☐ Yes
• Coverage/exemption and cap calculation retained: ☐ Yes
• Current state and applicable program sources saved or cited: ☐ Yes
• Copy of notice and service proof retained: ☐ Yes
• Effective date independently rechecked after service: ☐ Yes

Sources and References

• 42 U.S.C. § 3604 — https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:3604%20edition:prelim)
• Va. Code § 55.1-1253 — Virginia General Assembly — https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1253/
• Va. Code § 55.1-1201 — Virginia General Assembly — https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1201/
• Va. Code § 55.1-1204(K) (current version) — Virginia General Assembly — https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1204/